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Required Materials

First-Year Applicants, QuestBridge

• See QuestBridge page

First-Year Applicants, Early Decision and Regular Decision

• Common Application or Apply Coalition with Scoir*
• Northwestern supplement, (with additional writing supplements)
• Official secondary school transcript and school report
• Counselor recommendation
• At least one teacher recommendation
• Early Decision Agreement (for Early Decision applicants)
  
• Official proof of English language proficiency (for applicants whose first/primary language is not English or whose secondary schooling has not been in English)
  
  • Accepted English proficiency exams:
    • Duolingo English Test (DET)
    • IELTS, including IELTS Indicator
    • TOEFL iBT, including TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition but not TOEFL ITP Plus for China Solution
• Non-refundable $75 application fee or fee waiver

Transfer Applicants

• Common Application or Apply Coalition with Scoir (including Northwestern supplement)
• Official university transcript(s) from all universities attended, must demonstrate at least one year of full-time undergraduate study 
• Official secondary school transcript noting graduation
• College report
• Academic evaluation
• Non-refundable $75 application fee or fee waiver

Optional and Program-Specific Materials

First-Year Applicants

• Interview with an alumni volunteer

First-Year and Transfer Applicants

• SAT and/or ACT scores
• Program-specific applications/materials for applicants to:
  • Bienen School of Music
  • Integrated Science Program (ISP)
  • Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences (MMSS)
  • School of Communication Musical Theatre Certificate Program